Vending-machine.



C. H. BERNE.

VENDING NIACHlNE.

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'Patented Nov. v, 19m

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C. H. lBERNS.

VENDING MACHINE. Y APPLICATION FILED ocr. 21. 1916A mmawan SEPT. In. ma.

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VENDINGJMACHINIE;

Patented Nov. 5, `19M.

Application fledfetobcr;21 1916, Serial No..126,834. RcnewedSeptei-nber `18, 1918. Serial Non` al.

To allnotom t may concern:

Beit known-that I, CHARLES Ha BEnNs,

a citizen` of the United, States, and `.a resident of the cityof New York, `county of Bronx, and State oi New 1 York, have invented `certain new. and ,useful ImprovementsniniVendingfMachines, of which `the following. is a specification.`

My inventionrelates to machines for vend- `ing boxes of candy or any other like articles` and itsobject is to provide a device of this character, .simple 1n construction and posi tivefin action-.s

Another object otthis invention is to. provide a ,devicev of this character I which` willibe regulatable to theyaryingfsizes ot coins soi. that variously.pricedarticles can` be'sold at various times in :my improved maclnnepwithout .,anycmaterial change or alteration being made in the door,operating`` mechanism of 1 the device.

lith `theiie objects `in view, .l have devised the construction shown inthe drawings forming part .hereozt andv specifically pointed f out in the claims appended hereton In the drawings, hereto annexed, Figure l 1s a verticalsectional elevation of my improved machine looking `at the sido,

wherein the operating mechanism is con.-l

. tained, portions .of said mechanism `being shown 1n scctionto clearlyfdisclosethe same; y

Fig-2is asectional `View on the line `2-2 of Fig. lglooking `in thedirection Iof the i.

arrows and i Figq is` a sideyiew of `lthe machine, one of the sides of the casing being removed to show` ythe method of i operation: of `the door opening mechanism. i

Throughout the various Views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, as shown in the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates the box or casing which has a space 2 for containing the merchandise or article vended. rThe casing is provided with the usual rear wall 3, sides 4. and a hinged or swinging door 5. Adjacent one of the sides 4t is secured a vertical plate or wall 6, and the space between this Wall 6 and the adjacent side wall 4 is occupied by the door operating mechanism.

A coin chute 7 is secured to the wall G, preferably by means of pins extending through the ears 8. The door .5 is provided.

that a coin passing through the chut-e7 may i pass sai-d `latch without disturbing itsposition, a recess l2 is formed therein. @ne end of the latch -is provided witha hook 13' adaptcdtofengage a hook bolt` leisecured to the door 5,and `an opening 15 is profA 'vided'.in the casing through which said hook bolt Msmaycxtend to reach' thelatch.v

ln order to normallyhold the hooked end of the latch into vengagement `with the hook boltl 14, a spring lhas one ot itscndswse-` cured tothe latch and its otherendextends toa pin 16. To limit the upward movement` of the hooked end of said latch, a stop 17 entends from i the `wall. 6, f and the upper edge of the `latch contacts` with this stoptherebyrestricting the upward pull ot the spring l5.; f `Below` the latchlOwis a plungerplS, slid-` f ably mounted `in aguide-l), and thisplun-` ger is provided with a head2() and athreaded rod 2l upon which is adjustablymcunted an abutment 22 consisting-cia plate haveA ing a curved edge 23 tolit the edge `oit .al coin, anda projecting` lug: 24 through which ythe desiredV position on` said rod ,by means ota suitable lock nut 25 or any other desired locking` means... A springr 261i surrounds vthc rod12llwithin the guide 19 and extends from the end of said guide to the end of the head 20 of the plunger and forces the plunger outwardly after it has been inwardly pressed by the purchaser.

Below the plunger is a coin support or rest 27', which is secured to the Wall 6 by the pins 28 or in any other desired way. This coin support is adapted to catch a coin passing through the coin chute 7 and through the recess 12 in the latch and it also acts as a guide for the abutment 22, which slides therein and forces the coin held by the sup! port against the latch to free the same from engagement with the door in a manner to be set forth.

In Fig. 3 l have shown the manner in whichthe latch 10 is :treed from engagement .8a rod .21 is threaded. The abutment 22 may beinojved back and forth `oni this rod as def.'` sired to accommodatethevarying diameters y of coins used-and it can belock'ed 1in :any

with the hook bolt `ll on the door to allow said door to open.v A coin is vdropped through 'the coin opening 9 into the' coin chute 7 and it falls downwardly through the recess-12 without disturbing the position of the latch 10. The coin descends until it reaches the support 27, upon which it rests. rlhe plunger 18 is then pressed inwardly, whereupon the curved edge 23 of the abutment 22 bears a `ainst the edge of the coin, indicated at 31, Fig. 3) and moves said coin along the support 27 until the edge of the coin forcibly contacts with the end 29 of the recess l2 so that the latch l0 is pivoted about its aXis 1l until it assumes the position shownuin Fig. 3, with its hooked end 13 free from engagement with the lock bolt 14: whereby the door 5 is swung open by a spring'as indicated at 30 or any other desired form of spring. The 'inward movement of the plunger continues until the abutment reaches the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. and the coin is pushed o the support, and falls downwardly to the bottom of the casing as indicated at 32.

TheY spring 26 forces the plunger back to the position shown in Fig. 1 and they spring "15 brings the latch back to the position shown in thatiigure and the door is shut in the usual manner.

Having'described my invention, it is ob vious that the same is not to be restricted to the exact embodiment herein shown but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is Y LA device of the class described having a casing, a movable door for the same, a latch engaging the door, a coin support, a plunger andan adjustable abutment on said plunger for moving the coin on its support against the latch to free said latch from engagement with lthe door.

2. *'A'device of the class described having acasing, a movable door for the same, a

Copies ci?v this patent may be obtained Vfor pivoted latch engaging said door, a coin chute above said latch, a coin support below said latch, a plunger, an adjustable abutment on said plunger for bearing against said coin while said coin is resting on its support and forcing said coin against the latch whereby said latch is disengaged from the door.

3. A device of the class described having a casing, a pivoted door therefor, a pivoted latch having one of its ends detachably engaging said door, a coin chute, a coin support below said chute and latch, a plunger interposed between the plunger and coin support, an adjustable abutment on said plunger for engaging a coin resting on the support and forcing the same against the latch, adjacent the free end of said latch, yvhereby said latch is disengaged from the oor.

4. A device of the class described having a casing, a pivoted, spring actuated door, a pivoted latch for engaging said door and holding the same normally closed, said latch being recessed to allow a coin to pass the same, a coin support below the latch, a plunger and an adjustable abutment on said plunger for forcing a coin against the latch and moving the same out of engagement with the door.

5. A device of the class described having a casing, a pivoted door therefor, a projection on said door, a pivoted latch having one of its ends engaging said projection and a spring for holding said latch normally in engagement with the door, a coin chute above the latch, a coin support below the latch, said latch being recessed to allow a coin to pass the latch and reach said support, a plunger between the support and the latch, an adjustable abutment on said plunger for engaging a coin while on the coin support to force said coin against the latch and free the same from engagement with said projection.

CHARLES H. BERNS.

,ve cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Yatentl,

Washington, 2D. G. 

